Hey there guys. So like the title says, I haven't really seen any dumped EM2s around.. When I say dumped I mean a good amount of tire tucking. I know on my old EK I slammed it and really only had problems rubbing when taking very sharp corners. Is the reason why people aren't dropping their EM2s because of the way the car is made does not allow for more extreme height adjustments?

 

The 01-05 Civic is a strut front/odd wishbone setup in the rear.

When you 'slam' one of these cars, you get virtually zero suspension travel, plus a buttload of binding in the rear.

I don't care what kind of suspension setup you have--the problem is not the shocks, it's the suspension design and geometry. Those who say their ride is fine when they are slammed are either driving on glass or have no clue.

 

agreed, you can go down 2.25 - 2.5" with coilovers and be fine in regards to wear, etc. anything over that is really killer on you... I was down 3.25 for a while, and my tires lasted 5k miles lol.

this is on b&gs, about 2.75" in the front, 2.5 in the rear.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Todd00 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The 01-05 Civic is a strut front/odd wishbone setup in the rear.

When you 'slam' one of these cars, you get virtually zero suspension travel, plus a buttload of binding in the rear.

I don't care what kind of suspension setup you have--the problem is not the shocks, it's the suspension design and geometry. Those who say their ride is fine when they are slammed are either driving on glass or have no clue.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Bingo. At my current ride height, there's very little suspension travel, and I'm not slammed by any means. Around 2.75" of drop right now.

 

my rears are tucking tire, but my fronts arent...

and my ride is fine, except at low speeds.
and by low speeds i mean like 10mph

i'll post a pic later to show my drop

 

man, how u guys go around that low, i'm only 2" lower, and i'm having a hard time moving anywhere without scraping out my lip...
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btw, blouisgod, i love ur rims, goes well with your lip kit, is that 19"?

 

i think its 17'z

 

I odnt know if you guys have this wrong but going slammed kills my piping. If I am too low I cannot get over speed bumps because of my 2 1/4 piping gets stuck.

 

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how low of a drop is this on?

 

hit speed bumps at an angle, and this'll help with the scraping.

 

My car was slammed all the way in the front, and it was horrible. There was no suspension travel AT ALL. It was just bounce, bounce, bounce everywhere. I don't have a pic that shows it well, but i was tucking tire on a 215/45/17.

 

i still have a hard time going have speed bumps....i almost got stuck yesterday .. LOL

 

Yeah, my exhaust scrapes on bloody everything... i think the system just hangs low on them all in general...?

 

im dropped like 2.5-2.75 somewhere in there on my tein coilovers, and thats why i bought the hks hi power cause it angles up and helps me clear coming out of places...

 

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I have about a 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 drop

 

I roll on 17s

 

i used to roll on 17'z
now i got stock rims in my new car!!!

 

i havent taken pics in a long time and ive never realy poseted but here

 

i really hate our suspension. i want to go lower, but the way honda designed our car it makes it soo difficult.

here are some old pics.

 

but it is cheap..right??